Gander – Santa Maria

On December 9, 1963 at 12:00 AM, Gander – Santa Maria experienced a crash involving Curtiss C-46 Commando, operated by Hank Wharton, with the event recorded near Atlantic Ocean All World.

The flight was categorized as ferry and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The twin engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances into the Atlantic Ocean about 240 km northwest of the Azores Islands while on a flight from Gander to Santa Maria. All three crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N5160V, MSN 26512, year of manufacture 1943.